From the Lancet press release: Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a way that makes clinical depression more likely to be severe and recurrent, according to a two-year observational study…
From the Columbia University Irving Medical Center press release: Delusions are one of the most common symptoms of psychosis, but little is known about what causes them. A new study from researchers at Columbia University…
From the Université de Genève press release: We all know the feeling of a mobile phone vibrating in our hands when announcing an incoming call. If we perceive these vibrations so clearly, it is due…
From the Salk Institute press release: It’s easy to miss something you’re not looking for. In a famous example, people were asked to closely observe two groups of people — one group clad in black,…
From the American Academy of Neurology press release: Having a parent with Alzheimer’s disease has been known to raise a person’s risk of developing the disease, but new research suggests that having second- and third-degree…
From the University at Buffalo press release: Though it’s easy to hear a singer hit a bad note, what’s contributing to that inaccuracy might actually be inaudible. Sub-vocalization, the silent, preparatory muscle movements of the face…
From the University of Bonn press release: If functionality of the brain’s amygdala is impaired, illusory perceptions arise much faster and more pronounced. This was discovered by a team of researchers led by the University…
From the University of Texas at Austin press release: Choosing to forget something might take more mental effort than trying to remember it, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin discovered through neuroimaging. These…
From the City College of New York press release: Music has the ability to captivate us; when listeners engage with music, they follow its sounds closely, connecting to what they hear in an affective and…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain and increases the risk of psychological…